Combined fire screen and fender



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J. v0. MATTHEWS. COMBINED FIRE SCREEN AND FENDER.

No. 244,397. Patented July 19,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. MATTHEWS, OF CANTON, TEXAS.

COMBlNED FIRE SCREEN AND FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,397, dated July 19,1881.

Application filed May 10, 1881. No model.)

tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is a combined screen and firefender, and is a novel anduseful device for having a combined screen and fire-fender always onhand, and so conveniently arranged that it can be put in place orwithdrawn from sight by one motion of the hand and in one moment oftime. This screen works in the mantel-piece by means of weights, and issecured in position by means of a spring-latch that catches in notchesin the jamb. This screen thus arranged can be made to answer for threepurposes By letting it nearly down to the hearth it acts as a blower; byletting it entirely down accidents from fire are prevented, and when letdown in the summer time it makes a handsome summer screen.

Figure 1 represents a front view of the mantel-piece and screen, withthe screen partly drawn up into the mantel-piece, exposing thefire-place. In this figure, A represents themantel-piece; O,the screen;B B, thejalnbs; D, the spring-latch, and d d notches in the jamb B.

Fig. 2 represents a rear view of the mantelpiece and screen, with thescreen in the same position as seen in Fig. 1. In this figure, 2, Arepresents the mantel-piece; O, the screen; B B, the jambs F, therecessinto which the screen is partly withdrawn i i, ropes or chains;gg, grooved pulleys in bearin gs h h; KK, weights attached to ropes i iand resting in channels L L 5 and f f representgrooves out into jambs BB extending the entire length of the same.

Mycombined screen and fire-fender is made as follows: The 1nantel-pieceA is made of wood, stone, iron, or any suitable material, and may beornamented as desired. It must he tall enough to allow the screen 0 tobe entirely withdrawn into recess F. I make thejambs of three pieces ofplank, so put together as to leave a channel, L L, in the rear sidethereof for the free passage of weights K K, the inner planks, B B, notquite extending to the top of the mantel-piece, leaving room enough forgrooved pulleys g g, which are mounted on the same in suitable bearings.On the edges of the inner planks, B B, of the jambs I out grooves ff,extending the entire length of the same, to secure the screen 0 in placeand guide it as it runs up anddown, and on the inner edge of one of thejambs I out notches to hold the fender up at any desired elevation bymeans of spring-latch D. The fender G is suspended in grooves f f bymeans of ropes t t, pulleys g g, and weights K K. The weights are madeheavier than the screen, so that when the spring-latch is withdrawn fromnotches d d the screen will retire into recess F of its own motion. Thescreen is made fiat, square, or nearly so, and may be of solidsheet-iron (or may be made in two pieces) or other sheet metal, or itmay be perforated or made of wire properly bound.

When the mantel-piece is made of wood it should be lined with sheetmetal, to keep it from taking fire from heat radiated from the fender orscreen.

I claim- 1. In a combined screen and fire-fender, the combination ofscreen 0, grooved jambs f f,

- spring-latch D, and notches d d, substantially as described.

2. In a combined screen and fire-fender, the combination of mantel pieceA, screen 0,

grooves f f, ropes or chains z, pulleys g g,

weights K K, spring-latch D,and notches cl 61,

substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JAMES CHARLES MATTHEWS.

Witnesses:

J. L. MATTHEWS, '1. J. FOSTER.

